Friday, April 20, 2012
The 42nd Earth Day is on Sunday and Patch wants to see the ways you celebrate green, whether it be a renewable energy initiative, a potted flower or a new tree. Upload your photos and share your tips!
Sunday is Earth Day, when the citizens of Planet Earth (and Caledonia) mobilize for an eco-celebration. Globally, 176 countries will stage events to commemorate the annual event, but there are also options locally to give Mother Nature a break. How are you Earth-friendly? Upload photos of your garden, potted flowers, clean energy initiatives — whatever it may be. Then, leave your "green" tips in the comments below. Learn more about local initiatives for Earth Day.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wild turkeys were once plentiful in the southern half of Wisconsin.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Jerry DeBoer
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Settlers first arriving in Wisconsin found wild turkey plentiful and widely scattered throughout the southern two-thirds of the state. Market hunters profiting by the hunting of wild game for sale in local markets harvested thousands. So efficient were the hunters that when a small flock of turkey appeared in Racine County in 1846, the flock was pursued with great excitement and every last one was killed. That was the last of the wild turkeys reported in Racine County in the 1800’s. The line of extirpation moved west squeezing remaining populations into isolated pockets in southwest Wisconsin, but by 1870 those, too, were gone. A lone bird seen flying over the village of Darlington in 1881 is the last accepted record for wild turkey in …
Monday, March 28, 2011
Get involved and learn about going "green"
- SCHOOLS
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Want to make those gently used items turn into cash or do you have a "green" business? Gateway Technical College is seeking members of the community to engage in two components of its Celebrate Earth Day celebration in April. The multi-faceted event will be held 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, on the Kenosha Campus of Gateway Technical College, 3520 30th Ave. New this year is the Earthly Treasures Rummage Sale in the Madrigrano Auditorium located in the Conference Center on Gateway’s Kenosha Campus. The sale is open to members of the community at no cost. Spots are available to the first 50 sellers who contact Misty Gray at graym@gtc.edu and return their entry form for qualifying items to be sold. The form can be found at www.gtc.…
Heather Rayne Geyer
3:56 pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Nice story - never knew any of that. One day I was driving on Hwy J (I believe) from Burlington and had to stop in the middle of the Hwy for a mass crossing of big fat gobblers :) I had never seen a live turkey before and I was just so excited. Of course, I am a huge dork. But anyway, thanks for the nice story and I am so glad it wasn't about shooting something. more ›